provenance:smaller ax head: Sotheby's, New York, Sale 5198 Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Paintings, lot 1, June 12, 1984 measurements:smaller ax: 4 5/8 by 3 3/8 inches; thickness, approximately 3/8 incheslarger ax: 13 3/8 by 3 1/2 inchesknife: 13 1/8 by 1 1/2 inches smaller ax head purchased from Sotheby's, New York, Sale 5198 Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Paintings, lot 1, June 12, 1984; with original purchase receipt and lot tags